Imangaq

Imangaq is a Yup’ik name on the lower Yukon, close to the many mouths through which the river enters the Bering Sea. The name is also the word for Alaska blackfish. The people of this part of the delta call themselves Kuigpagmiut, people of the great river. A maze of sloughs, lakes and tundra surrounds the river channels, providing habitat for fish and waterfowl. Salmon ascending the Yukon and other fish from its waters have long been important to the communities of the delta.